I have a concrete pier with a footing sitting on bedrock below ground level. There is a moment applied on the pier that I want to resist by increasing the footing size. I wish to resist this moment with the weight of the fill applied to the footing. Can I just use the weight of the fill...
Hello. I have a 10" diameter concrete Column buried 6 FT (anchored to footing at bottom). The pier protrudes 5FT above ground. Assuming I have a simple horizontal load at the top of the column, is there a method or rule of thumb to estimate the location of the maximum moment? Or, is the...